We occasionally get to minister as a
Fellowship of Three. I do not think
people are always ready for that. They
are used to the husband preaching and his family sitting quietly on the front
row, smiling and looking and acting perfect.
Our family is different. Oh, we
are glad to sit on the front row. We sit
there because it frees up more desirable seats elsewhere. We do not sit there because I am so well behaved. We do smile sometimes. My mom is quiet, but I struggle with that. We are not usual.
Then Dad ends sooner than expected and Mom
and I join him. Mom gives a brief
testimony to illustrate the point. Then
they turn to me. I get to finish it all
off with a challenge. I can be more
direct in this culture than my parents.
I usually call for some action.
Over the last few years this has become an
effective way to minister. It reaches
hearts none of us could do alone. It is
a gift God has given us.
Sadly, this is almost always very difficult
for me because I get nervous, then act more strange. It exhausts me to expend all the energy to do
it well. Usually I hit the car and am
asleep in minutes.
I have found however, that my weakness
allows it to be all God and not Jeffrey.
I was made perfectly for my ministry.
I was not made for your ministry.
You were! Embrace your ministry
using your uniqueness to do faithfully the ministry God gave you. Let God shine through you.
